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- April 2, 2003
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Baseball Takes Two from Greensboro- Ferrum Wins Dixie Double-Header to Move to 7-1
in League Play
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- Ferrum, Va. -- The Ferrum College baseball
team swept Greensboro College in a Dixie Conference double-header
today, winning the opener 10-9 and the nightcap 11-3.
Game
one box
Game
two box
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- In game one, Ferrum led 9-4 after seven innings
only to see Greensboro storm back in the last two innings.
The Panthers held on for a 10-9 victory. Mickey
Russell (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) and Thomas
Meeks (Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County) led the Ferrum
offense by going 4-5. Russell, pictured at right, had a home run and knocked in
two runs.
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- Kevin
Griffin (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) was 2-4 with 3
RBIs. Meeks picked up the win allowing nine runs (six
earned) on eight hits in eight and a third innings of work. Mike
Tonzola (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) retired the final two
Pride batters to pick up the save.
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- Ferrum put together another impressive offensive
performance in game two to win 11-3. Griffin went 4-4 with a
home run, two doubles and 3 runs batted in. Meeks was 3-4
with a home run and three RBIs. Neil
Zimmerman (Vinton, Va./William Byrd) and Jesse
Bowles (Boones Mill, Va./Franklin County) both went 3-5
for the Panthers. Tonzola pitched a complete game, allowing
three runs (two earned) on nine hits while striking out
10.
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- Ferrum improves to 21-2 overall and 7-1 in the
Dixie with the wins. Greensboro falls to 7-16, 2-6.
The Panthers return to action tomorrow night with a 7 p.m.
non-conference game against Bridgewater College. Ferrum
resumes its conference schedule this weekend at Christopher
Newport on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, please contact the Ferrum sports
information office at (540) 365-4306.
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